editorial:
Times they are a changing. Yes, indeed my friend… they certainly are.
In a world that has always been filled with some type of cold, flu, dangerous bacteria, and basically an unlimited number of things you and your family can get sick from at any given minute…
Why all of a sudden, have we decided, just ONE of those common colds is worth destroying American life as we know it? Wither we realize it or not- we are now programmed to believe human interaction in and of itself is bad. Hanging with your friends is something that will make you sick- and possibly even kill you. Mask up, stay home, get tested, don’t contribute to the economy, do all of this for the sake of your own well being. Does that even sound sane?
Will staying home, wearing a mask and not interacting with other humans really benefit of our communities, families, and personal lives? If you answered “Hmmm… probably not” to this question, then next we must collectively figure out why we have entertained the idea this long ( but don’t get stuck there, the question is a loaded one) and if it is really easier to continue in the manner we are being directed.
Is it not basic knowledge that immunity is built up by being exposed to things and then fighting them off so the next time we are exposed we have more resistance? Most parent know the first year of sending your child to day care is the worst! After that first year though, they seem to fight off illness much better and their immune systems are strengthened all the more.
Now with the Covid-18 numbers spiking… who collectively decided social distancing, changing laws to mandate masks, closing schools, mass use of antibacterial soaps and hand sanitizers, contract tracing, and possibly even forced vaccinations, would somehow “help” us or our children? Before this pandemic I believe there were many studies suggesting anti- bacterial soap alone was doing more harm than good in civilized societies.
Why are we sitting idly by and shopping Amazon for a cute new style of hog wash to don upon entering the local Walmart? All the while blindly following a plan we neither voted for, consented to or even thought all the way through for that matter. Have we lost our minds? Do we not even acknowledge the loss of Liberty here?
Think about this for a moment, Is it possible the numbers are spiking because after the initial phase 1 of the plan, people are emerging from their homes with a shiny new, and totally worthless immune system? Unfit to fight off even the smallest of colds and flu’s we sit in restaurants and think we are “safe” because we’ve been isolated, sanitized and masked? Did no one think to research the effects of non- exposure?
In conclusion, it is this mom’s humble opinion the longer we stay inside and keep ourselves from being exposed to antibodies of any kind, the more dangerous it will be for all of us when we do eventually venture out.
Our kids will be returning to school soon. The wuestion we need to ask ourselves is NOT "Will they go to school with a mask" but instead: Will they go to school with a good immune system?
The informantion listed below is for persoanl information only. It is porvided only in an attempt to research and make a good, informed decision for our children and families.
How much danage has been done at this point or even how to reverse it, remains to be seen. Questioning these things now can only open doors to conversations that might spark answers. We are in this together and together we can figure this out.
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supporting documentation:
"A study published in 2015 in Occupational & Environmental Medicine, an international peer-reviewed journal, studied the effects of the use of bleach – effective in killing germs – in the homes of more than 9,000 kids ages 6 to 12 in Spain, the Netherlands and Finland. The incidence of infections such as the flu, tonsillitis, sinusitis, bronchitis and pneumonia was more prevalent in the homes where bleach was used, the study found.
Experts suggests these strategies to boost the diversity of your microbiome:
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Reduce your use of clorine-based cleaners.
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Skip the antibacterial soaps.
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Start a garden.
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Consider getting a pet.
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Have closer interactions with people.
https://health.usnews.com/wellness/articles/hygiene-hypothesis-could-more-dirt-and-germs-boost-your-health
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"Already have a cold or the flu?
If you’ve been sniffling and sneezing your way through winter, be comforted by the fact that these bugs are strengthening your immune system. Our body remembers the particular strain of rhinovirus or influenza we get, so it can recognise and mount a stronger defence if we encounter it again.”
https://theconversation.com/a-strong-immune-system-helps-ward-off-colds-and-flus-but-its-not-the-only-factor-99512
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Interesting… this doctor says “social distancing is important to keep hospitals from being overwhelmed- while in the same paragraph says an adaptive immune system is important to build herd immunity….
quote 1:
"TA: Why do we need an adaptive immune response?
Fogle: Our adaptive immune response is important because once developed, it is highly specific for the pathogen and provides us with immunologic memory. This serves two purposes.
First, it helps build herd immunity. If enough people in a population have immunologic memory, the second wave of infection typically occurs in smaller clusters instead of spreading like wildfire and overwhelming the population (and thus our hospitals). This is why social distancing is so important right now – it’s limiting the spread of disease and helping to ensure that our hospitals are not overwhelmed. "
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Again the doctor states that immunity sometimes fades, but multiole exposure strenghthens out ability to fight it off.
quote 2:
"TA: Not all antibodies last forever. Why does immunologic memory sometimes fade?
Fogle: We still don’t know how, why and for how long immunologic memory lasts for every infectious disease. Immunologic memory is probably one of the most complicated things we study in immunology. What we do know for most pathogens and vaccines is that, especially from childhood to adolescence, if we are exposed to something multiple times, we generate robust and long-term immunity. "
https://news.ncsu.edu/2020/05/antibodies-101/